Disney’s Star Wars Rise of the Resistance has the power to permanently turn you into Star Wars fan After the initial hype of the opening of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyworld Hollywood Studios has subsided, it’s been rekindled with the launch of the most innovative amusement park ride...
Each winter, New York’s border temperature drops to the point that you’ll see a frozen Niagara falls that creates a bizarre, but beautiful scene that should not be missed. There are two sides to the Niagara story – no, four sides. America and Canada, and summer and winter. The...
Buffalo, New York is an upstate town known for its famed chicken wings and sporting teams but when you get here, you’ll discover that frontier “town” is actually a much larger city with much more than tangy wings to attract visitors. There’s more to Buffalo, New York than just...
What it’s like to Cruise on the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas We had never really considered going on a boat, not to Havana and the Bahamas via a cruise on the Royal Caribbean line at least. Just the thought of taking a cruise sparked visions of marauding kids, drunken...
The Rum House in the Hotel Edison in Times Square, New York The Rum House is the antithesis for the bright lights, brusque, clueless crowds and blatant commercialism of the surrounding NYC streets of the Theatre District. Situated adjacent to the stylish W Hotel and parallel with the...
Day 4 of our Scotland Road Trip takes in: Glencoe – Fort William – Glenfinnan Viaduct – The Cairngorm National Park – The Whisky Trail- The Glenlivet – Kildrummy Castle The area around Glenfinnan is stunning in autumn A Scotland Road Trip is an experience like no other – especially when...
The pickle has experienced such a massive pop-cultural resurgence that it now has its own dedicated festival each year at Pickle Day NYC. The humble cucumber. The filler of the salad bowl. The unsung hero of the cocktail. The gherkin has gone from ugly, wart-like vegetable to the hipster...
Rupit is Catalan for rock (from the Latin, rupes) and this historical treasure is carved from the stony hill it is perched upon. Situated 98km from Barcelona, Rupit is the perfect distance for a day trip. We experienced it with two other Catalonian towns from between 1000 and the 1600s...
One thing that everyone who has been there will tell you is that Italy’s Venice is going to cost you an arm and a leg, yet if you do Venice on a budget it doesn’t need to be expensive. The express way to waste money is to linger too long around St. Mark’s. We spent two days...
Follow in the footsteps of the greats and climb the Florence Duomo, the dome of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Cathedral of Saint Maria of the Flower). Situated in the heart of the Pizza del Duomo, this is a historic centerpiece of the Catholic faith – from a time of...
